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w. J. MAcFAR LAND.

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APPLICATION FILED M11 21. 1914.

Patenied Nov. 21, 1916.

- 'FFIQE" WILLIAM J. MACFARLAND, OF BOSTON,'1VIASSACHUSETTS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Application filed January 21, 1914. Serial No. 813,488.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIA J. MAcFnn- LAND, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Lasts, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shoe lasts, and the object of my invention is to provide an improved form of last and improved attachments therefor whereby such combined structure shall be available for use in the manufact u'e of shoes wherein it is desired to provide, in the sole )ortion of such shoes, spaces or recesses for the reception of some supporting element for the foot, whether it be a heel pad, an inner sole, or an instep support.

The common practice is to apply the extra insole, heel pad, or instep support, to the interior of an ordinary shoe made from an ordinary last in. the usual or well known manner, such .shOe having or being supposed to have internally the contour of the foot upon which it is to be worn. It will be manifest therefore that if a shoe previously fitted the foot, any added body disposed within such shoe would render the 'same ill-fitting and in many instances impossible of wear. I propose to obviate this .difliculty by providing a detachable or separable plate or body s ru ture f r se ith a a hi h detachable structure shall have the general shape, contour and size of the insert or added portion, whether such added portion be an insole, heel pad, instep support, or the like, and to secure such detachable body or plate to the last so that it will be present while the shoe is being constructed, thereby insuring that space required for the reception of the additional element or insert will be provided in the shoe. These detachable members, or space forming elements, whatever their exact function may be, are preferably secured to the last by suitable fas tening means, such as clips carried by one or the other of the parts to be connected and designed to coact or cooperate with recesses or other parts carried by or formed in the other member.

These and other features of my invention will be more fully described hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of a last,

partly in section, showing a heel plate templet connected therewith; Fig, 2, is an inverted plan view of the structure shown in Fig. l; ig. 3, is a sectional view of a last showing an arch support. templet employed therewith; Fig. l, is an inverted plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 3; Fig. 5, is a side elevation of a last showing a sole templet applied to the same; Fig. 6, is an inverted plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7, is a view illustrating a modification of the ten plet shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 8, is a perspective view of the templet shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 9, is a side elevation, partly in section, similar to Fig. 1, showing a further modified form of templet within the scope of my invention, and Figs. 10 and 1 1, are sectional 'views illustrating further details of my invention.

in the drawings herewith, 1 represents a last, which may have a metal heel plate'Q, secured tothe last by suitable means, such as the screws indicated at 3. Such construction is common to lasts of this character. I

In Figs. 1, 7 and 9, I have shown a last 1, carrying a detachable heel pad templet, or in other words, a templet designed to provide in the finished shoe a space for the reception of a heel pad. In the structures shown in Figs. 1 and 7, this templet, indicated at 5, may be of metal or other suitable material, having a hooked member 6 adapted to engage a slotted portion 7 on the under side of the last normally provided for the reception of the covering sole strip, (not shown), and a spring catch 8 at the rear which is designed to snap over the metal plate 2; the back of the last being slightly recessed at 9 to permit such con nection and avoid the presence of an enlargement at the heel of such last or otherwise changing the contour of the same.

In the structure shown in Fig. 7, substantially the same means of attachment are employed, and in addition, the heel templet carries a thimble 10 adapted to be let into the heel of the last, which thimble may carry a wooden plug 11, aifording means whereby an insole may be tacked to the last during the process of assembling the shoe. This wooden plug can be readily renewed when worn out. In some instances, the thimble may be omitted, or it may be threaded into the last independently of the templet which will be apertured to pass over the same.

The templet shown in Fig. 1 ismore fully disclosed in the perspective view, Fig. 8.

In the arrangement shown in Figs. 3 and l, provision is made for the attachment to the last of a templet 5 designed to afford a space in the finished, shoe for the reception of an instep support. This templet is fitted against the instep portion of the sole and preferably carries a portion underlying the heel. It may be confined in place in the manner illustrated with respect to the heelpad templet; having a hooked member 6 at the front and a spring catch 8 at the rear.

In the arrangement shown in Figs. 5 and 6, a templet 5 extends over the whole sole of the last, and this templet is connected with the last in substantially the same manner that the heel templet is connected, 2. e. by a hooked member 6* at the front and a spring catch 8 at the back of the last.

The templets may be of any desired material, wood, metal, or other suitable material, and as it is necessary that the upper be fastened thereto, it is desirable to provide means for the reception of tacks for securing the insole in place, and to this end, 1 preferably aperture the sole templet, as indicated at 12. The use of the sole telnplet is designed to transform a turn bevel last, for instance, into a last suitable for turn, welt, McKay, or nailed shoes.

In Fig. 9, I have shown a modified construction in which the templet itself provides for the reception of the roll-back of the inner slip sole. To this end, this templet is in the form shown at 5, in which the forward portion is reduced at 13 in the Copies of this patent may be obtained for formation of the engaging hook 6 so as to leave a space 14: between said templet and the under side of the sole of the last; the structure being otherwise substantially identical with that disclosed in Figs. 1 and 8.

Figs. 10 and 11 represent sectional views of the last with a bottom templet such as illustrated at 5 in Figs. 5 and 6. This bottom templet may have straight edges 20 as shown in Fig. 10, or the last may be beveled at 21 to receive the upwardly extending edges 22, of the form of templet shown in Fig. 11. V

I do not wish to be limited to the precise arrangement of means for securing the added members or attachments to the lasts, since it is obvious that many means may be employed; the essential thing being to provide detachable recessor space-forming elements that will not spoil nor detract from the style or general contour of the last.

I claim:

1. The combination of a last, a detachable templet therefor, and clips carried by one of said members for securing the same to gether, the other member being provided with means for engaging the clips.

2. The combination of a last, a detachable templet therefor, and clips carried by said templet for securing the same to the last;

the latter being provided with means for engaging'the clips.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

.WILLIAllI J. MAOFARLAND.

Witnesses MURRAY C. BoYnR, J 0s. H. KLEIN.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

